Section: Legislation
Infrastructure Act Becomes Law
Posted 13.02.15
The Infrastructure Act became law on 12 February 2015 - which (from a housing point of view) will:
- enable surplus and redundant public sector land and property to be sold more quickly by cutting red tape, increasing the amount of previously used land available for new homes;
- end unreasonable and excessive delays on projects which already have been granted planning permission, by a new 'deemed discharge' provision on planning conditions - this will help speed up house building;
- allow Land Registry to create a digitised local land charges register that will improve access to data, standardise fees and improve turnaround times;
- enable Land Registry to undertake new services that would further improve the conveyancing process or benefit the wider property sector;
- give local communities the right to buy a stake in renewable energy infrastructure projects;
- improve the nationally significant infrastructure regime by making a number of technical administrative improvements to the Planning Act 2008 following a review of how the act has operated
enable the creation of an allowable solutions scheme to provide a cost effective way for house builders to meet the zero carbon homes obligation.
